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Pulpsmack -> RE: Six dead in US shooting spree (10/7/2007 3:37:17 PM)
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Well, we have given law enforcement the keys to the kingdom regarding smallarms and they too have demonstrated that they cannot be trusted with these dangerous, evil, fang-spewing death machines either. I wonder when the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence will start advocating "common sense" gun regulation to take these murder machines out of the hands of the highly stressed police population so that these horrible things can't happen anymore.
Oh that's right... the premise that we need to disarm THIS population is absurd since the utility of guns in self-defense and homeland security outweighs the extreme minority of misuse by the fringe element in the population, whereas the premise to do the same for THAT population is "common sense," despite the same factors involved on the other side. I suppose a tin button and blue pants makes all the difference in the world.
It sickens me when any asshole inflicts the frustrations of his insignificant existence upon others who have their own problems, none of which they foist upon their slayer. It just pisses me off more that everytime I hear such stories they must turn straight back upon this issue, and when curve balls such as these (and the countless times a weapon in the right hands thwarts a violent crime) are thrown right there on the scene, they are ignored on the basis that they do not support the assinine premise that guns are evil and scary things that should magically be teleported into the ocean (or failing that, in the hands of the police only).
These stories are sad, depressing, and inevitable with some of the social conditions and pressures we exact upon those with something unscrewed in their heads, who interact daily with others within our society.
Cops are people too, good, bad, and ugly, and they deserve no special treatment or persecution (which is inevitable since they often receive special treatment) with respect to their actions. There are good cops who demonstrate societal value with their contributions and there are the others who belong behind bars or beneath the surface. A competant responsible handler of firearms is not earned by the tin one pins to the chest. It is earned by the person's commitment to safety, responsibility, and judgment. Unfortunately there are enough idiots in this world (with celebrity contributors) who shout "common sense" right out of the issue.
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